Security is tight in the French Quarter as more visitors have arrived for Super Bowl 59. Louisiana National Guard soldiers are patrolling Bourbon Street and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says federal resources are also on the ground…
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Barriers are also up to limit vehicle traffic, especially in the Bourbon Street area.
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the nonprofit group In Our Backyard to host anti-trafficking operations during Super Bowl Week. Human traffickers often use major events like the Super Bowl to exploit vulnerable people, especially children. Cheryl Csiky (“Chicky”), the executive director of In Our Backyard, says human trafficking is not the same as kidnapping or human smuggling.
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During Super Bowl Week in Las Vegas last year, 16 missing children were found safe.
LSU Football Coach Brian Kelly says the comments made by Greg Brooks Senior on ABC’s Good Morning America struck a nerve with him. Brooks Senior alleged that Kelly and the LSU coaching staff has not reached out to his son since October 23rd. Former LSU safety Greg Brooks Junior now struggles to walk and talk after surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. During a press conference on Wednesday, Kelly says he visited Brooks on multiple occasions.…
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The Brooks family is suing LSU and Our Lady of the Lake regional medical center claiming the mishandled the emergency surgery performed on the former LSU defensive back.
Former Saints defensive back C-J Gardner Johnson will be playing in Sunday’s Super Bowl as he’s a member of the Eagles defensive secondary. New Orleans traded Johnson prior to the start of the 2022 season….
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